Santiago City holds CRAFT 2012 by racquel m. caldez

SANTIAGO City – The City Government of this locality held recently its City Recycling And Fashionable Trash-- “CRAFT 2012” as part of the feast of the city.

Representatives from each barangay participated in the “trashion show” and “recycled products” contests held at the Bulwagan Hall, here as part of the Pattaraday Festival 2012.

The Board of Judges who came from the ABS-CBN local TV station Cagayan Valley, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Provincial and Regional Offices were amazed with the different designs made out of trash displayed by the contestants.

ABS-CBN TV Patrol CV reporter Harris Julio said he was delighted to see the change the way people of Santiago City think about waste. “It’s unbelievable that the candidates are so creative and innovative to produce something beautiful from a simple and ordinary thing—thus turning ‘trash into fashion’.

Organized by the City ENRO, the event encourages the use of environmental- friendly projects or decorations and sort waste to help recyclers.

City Mayor Amelita Navarro thought of holding a special event dubbed as “Trashion Show” to promote environmental awareness on the usage of discarded materials. Through the show, the organizers displayed trash items that have been thrown-out but were recycled the way candidates modelled during the contest proper.